Carr Allison’s Lea Richmond appointed to Alabama Pattern Jury Instructions Committee – Civil

Lea Richmond, IV, a shareholder in Carr Allison’s Birmingham office has been appointed to the Alabama Pattern Jury Instructions Committee – Civil for a three-year term. This committee is charged with drafting the language of the pattern jury instructions that are used across the state of Alabama in all state courts.  Richmond was selected by the Alabama Supreme Court in recognition of his superior skills and intellect in his legal practice.

An alumnus of the Cumberland School of Law and the University of the South (Sewanee, TN), Richmond’s practice focuses on the defense of transportation liability, products liability and health care litigation. He is a member of the Defense Research Institute (DRI) – Young Lawyers Steering Committee, serves as the Chair of Civility and Professionalism Initiative, and is the Substantive Liaison to the Transportation Committee of DRI.  Richmond was named an Alabama Rising Star 2012 and a SuperLawyer® in 2013.

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